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Elevation: 7,117 ft
GPS: 34.20435, -117.05128
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Shared By: C Miller on Mar 13, 2006
Admins: C Miller, Mike Morley, Adam Stackhouse, Salamanizer Ski, Justin Johnsen, Vicki Schwantes

Description Suggest change

Climbing here tends to be slightly overhanging with sharp crimps between sloping horizontal cracks and seams that can be sometimes maddening as you alternate between painful yet positive holds and smooth, rounded holds you wish had a bit more texture.

The slightly overhanging and generally technical nature of the climbing ensure most routes are in the 5.10 to 5.12 range with a limited number of routes on either end of the difficulty scale.

Getting There Suggest change

The Hungover Wall is located 3.4 miles up the Keller Peak Road on the left-hand (north) side of the road.

 Parking is available for about 4-5 cars with additional parking located a short distance up the road. Once parked the walk to the base is 1-2 minutes.

History

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This, the premiere crag at Keller Peak, was the original Southern California summer sport crag (1988) before the large-scale development of Williamson Rock and other areas. 

During it's brief heyday climbers were swarming the crag to check out the new routes, but these days it's not uncommon to be the only party at the wall even on a weekend.

30 Total Climbs

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Classic Climbing Routes at Hungover Wall

Mountain Project's determination of the classic, most popular, highest rated climbing routes in this area.
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c
 42
Easy Crack
Trad
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b
 29
More Punk than Funk
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 45
Jim Beam Arete
Sport
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 17
Boilermaker
Trad
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b
 14
Pressure Drop
Sport
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
 13
High Spark of Low Heeled Boys
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 38
Joe's Problem
Sport
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 27
Buckets to Somewhere
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 16
Sunspot
Sport
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
 9
Gravitational Humiliation
Sport
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a
 32
Segments in Space
Sport
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a
 11
Conscious Projection
Sport
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a
 14
Suspended Animation
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 11
Particle Acceleration
Sport
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b
 10
Orange Tapestry
Sport
Route Name Location Star Rating Difficulty Date
Easy Crack Hungover Wall - Right…
 42
5.8 5b 16 VI- 15 HVS 4c Trad
More Punk than Funk Hungover Wall - Left…
 29
5.10b 6a+ 19 VII- 19 E2 5b Trad
Jim Beam Arete Hungover Wall - Right…
 45
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
Boilermaker Hungover Wall - Right…
 17
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Trad
Pressure Drop Hungover Wall - Right…
 14
5.10c 6b 20 VII 20 E2 5b Sport
High Spark of Low Heeled Boys Hungover Wall - Left…
 13
5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c Sport
Joe's Problem Hungover Wall - Left…
 38
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Buckets to Somewhere Hungover Wall - Left…
 27
5.11a/b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Sunspot Hungover Wall - Left…
 16
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Gravitational Humiliation Hungover Wall - Right…
 9
5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c Sport
Segments in Space Hungover Wall - Right…
 32
5.11c 6c+ 24 VIII- 24 E4 6a Sport
Conscious Projection Hungover Wall - Right…
 11
5.11d 7a 24 VIII 25 E5 6a Sport
Suspended Animation Hungover Wall - Right…
 14
5.12a 7a+ 25 VIII+ 25 E5 6a Sport
Particle Acceleration Hungover Wall - Right…
 11
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
Orange Tapestry Hungover Wall - Left…
 10
5.12b 7b 26 VIII+ 26 E5 6b Sport
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